Elimissä

Elimissä is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “in the organs.” It is the inessive plural form of the noun elin, which refers to an organ or bodily structure. In Finnish, the inessive case marks location inside something; the singular form is elimessä and the plural form is elimissä. The related plural noun for organs is elimet, and the partitive plural is elimiä.

Morphology and usage context: The base stem elin- combines with the inessive plural suffix -issä to express location within multiple organs. This form is commonly found in scientific, medical, and anatomical texts where the writer needs to indicate processes or conditions occurring inside several organs simultaneously. It contrasts with the singular elimessä (in the organ).

Common usage: Elimissä can describe changes, diseases, or activities localized to several organs. For example, a researcher might note that “Lämpötilamuutokset voivat aiheuttaa muutoksia elimissä” (Temperature changes can cause changes in the organs). It is also used in descriptive passages about anatomy or physiology when referring to multiple organs collectively.

See also: elin, elimet, elimiä, inessive case, Finnish grammar.

Note: Elimissä functions as a normal inflected form rather than a standalone noun, and its precise meaning depends on the surrounding discourse about bodily organs.